• peregus@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    What kind of attitude?

    the source code for freeware is typically not made available

    Typically it different than never. It means that sometimes the source code is made available and is the case of FOSS.>

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      14 hours ago

      edit: it just occurred to me you may not be a native english speaker, in which case i apologise. “typically not” means it usually doesn’t happen.


      For anyone who’s wondering (from the GIMP manual)

      The GIMP is not freeware

      GIMP er ikkje såkalla “freeware”

      El GIMP no es freeware

      GIMP non è freeware

      GIMP n’est pas un freeware

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        11 hours ago

        Sorry, none of those are true.

        -GIMP is freeware.

        -It’s also open source.

        -It’s also free to distribute.

        -It’s free to modify.

        -It’s even free to sell, as long as you include the source code.

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          49 minutes ago

          -GIMP is freeware.

          did you source that from the GIMP documentation? because it very much appears you didn’t. (please link to the direct quote if i’m wrong).

          in contrast my quote comes directly from page 4 of their own PDF User Manual which very clearly states:

          The GIMP is not freeware